HSPT Verbal : Analogies
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Example Question #282 : Hspt Verbal Skills
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the comparison.
Fragile is to delicate as durable is to __________.
regal
criminal
overdone
feeble
tough
tough
"Fragile" and "delicate" are synonyms, just as "durable" and "tough" mean the same thing.
Example Question #151 : Analogies
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the comparison.
Sordid is to shameful as decent is to __________.
small
reputable
unjust
sleazy
secret
reputable
"Sordid" and "shameful" are both synonyms, just as "decent" and "reputable" both have similar meanings.
Example Question #282 : Hspt Verbal Skills
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the comparison.
Start is to commence as end is to __________.
begin
focus
conclude
amend
destroy
conclude
"Start" and "commence" are synonyms, just as "end" and "conclude" mean similar things.
Example Question #283 : Hspt Verbal Skills
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the comparison.
Stranger is to outsider as familiar is to __________.
bizarre
well-known
unfortunate
special
odd
well-known
"Stranger" and "outsider" are both synonyms, just as "familiar" and "well-known" have similar meanings.
Example Question #284 : Hspt Verbal Skills
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the comparison.
Mute is to silent as loud is to __________.
deafening
unhurried
placid
quiet
forlorn
deafening
"Mute" and "silent" are both synonyms, just as "loud" and "deafening" have similar meanings.
Example Question #285 : Hspt Verbal Skills
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the analogy.
Decent is to polite as improper is to __________.
spotless
misbehaving
decorous
worthy
chaste
misbehaving
"Decent" and "polite" are synonyms, just as "improper" and "misbehaving" are similar in meaning.
Example Question #286 : Hspt Verbal Skills
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the analogy.
Senile is to decrepit as juvenile is to __________.
youthful
forsaken
elderly
joyous
unknown
youthful
"Senile" and "decrepit" are synonyms, just as "juvenile" and "youthful" have similar meanings.
Example Question #287 : Hspt Verbal Skills
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the analogy.
Autonomous is to independent as dependent is to __________.
subservient
aloof
venerated
resptable
crushed
subservient
"Autonomous" and "independent" are synonyms, just as "dependent" and "subservient" have similar meanings.
Example Question #288 : Hspt Verbal Skills
Answer the question by selecting the word that best completes the analogy.
Panic is to dismay as composure is to __________.
bewilderment
musical
confidence
savvy
confusion
confidence
"Panic" and "dismay" are synonyms, just as "composure" and "confidence" have similar meanings.
Example Question #152 : Analogies
Fib is to lie as rivulet is to __________.
drizzle
stream
lake
water
trickle
stream
A fib is generally a small, insignificant lie; therefore, the bridge sentence for this analogy would be, “Just as a fib is an insignificant or small type of lie, so to a rivulet is a small type of X.” While it might seem too tempting to think a “rivulet” is a small stream, this actually is the case. The “-let” suffix is used to alter its base and express the notion of being “small.” For instance, a “booklet” is literally a small book. (They aren’t just called that by happenstance!) None of the other options capture this relation of “small version to larger or more general type.”
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